BEING stalked isn’t a laughing matter, but stalking someone is definitely something to sing about – just ask the dozens of musicians who’ve made a mint off songs on the subject. Often, these tunes wind up becoming the artists’ signature tracks – think Blondie’s “One Way or Another” or the Police’s “Every Breath You Take.”

While you might wonder what kind of crazy it takes to spawn these songs, take comfort in the fact that it was probably something really mundane.

For Louis XIV’s Jason Hill, whose creepy-but-sexy stalker-themed song is called, um, “Stalker” (off today’s “Slick Dogs and Ponies” disc), the inspiration was working alone in his home studio at 3 a.m., getting freaked out by the idea that someone could see into his windows, but he couldn’t see them.

One thing Hill says he learned “pretty quick” is that “you write a little love song and that’ll get a little response, but you write something that’s a little demented and you see those little eyes perk up and people are like, ‘Oh wow!'” So, really, who’s the creepy one now?

Best stalker line: “You better run for your life if you can, little girl/Hide your head in the sand, little girl/Catch you with another man/That’s the end, little girl.”

* Morrissey, “The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get”

It’s not a huge leap in logic for the King of Mope to become so obsessed with someone that he needs to sing about it.

Best stalker line: “When you sleep, I will creep into your thoughts/Like a bad debt that you can’t pay/Take the easy way and give in.”

* Clay Aiken, “Invisible”

This guilty pleasure makes your skin crawl for a multitude of reasons.

Best stalker line: “If I was invisible, then I could just watch you in your room/If I was invincible, I’d make you mine tonight.”

* Lisa Dalbello, “Gonna Get Close to You”

The Canadian singer proves guys don’t have a monopoly on creepy behavior.

Best stalker line: “You fumble for your keys, I’m six or seven steps behind you/I’m so close to you, are you terrified of me?”

* AC/DC, “Night Prowler”

It’s said that Richard Ramirez, a k a serial killer the Night Stalker, really liked this rock classic.

Best stalker line: “Too scared to turn your light out ’cause there’s something on your mind/Was that a noise outside your window? What’s that shadow on the blind?/As you lie there naked like a body in a tomb/suspended animation, as I slip into your room.”